Tomatoes and Red Pepper

As I write this in the UK it’s warm and sunny – never quite sure how long that will last, but we live in hopes.

In such weather, wanting to shed any winter weight gain, our thoughts may turn to a summer detox. If this conjours up images of misery and starvation, think again. It need not be the case.

My last post about Sandy Halliday’s detox diet generated a lot of interest and I asked her to share a sample recipe with us. Try this – I’m sure you’ll love it!

It combines being tasty with being filling – always an advantage, especially when you need something that’s “family-friendly” too.

Inca Salad
Serves 4

Ingredients

100g (1 cup/4oz) quinoa, rinsed very well and drained
2 cups (500 ml) vegetable stock
½ large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
50g (½ cup/2oz) peas
½ red pepper, seeded and diced
100g (¾ cup/4oz) cooked chickpeas
¼ cup (1 oz) spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced
¼ cup (1 oz) parsley finely chopped
¼ cup (1oz) fresh mint finely chopped
1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced.

Dressing

30 ml (2 tbsp) cup freshly squeezed lime juice
21 ml (1½ tbsp) vegetable stock
Freshly ground pepper
1 clove garlic, pressed or minced
¼ tsp chipotle chili pepper

Method

In a medium saucepan heat the quinoa and stock until boiling.
Reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa fluffs up, about 15 minutes. Drain any excess water and set aside to cool.
Combine all of the vegetables in a large bowl.
Add the quinoa and mix well.
Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad.
Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.
Taste before serving, and add more lime juice as necessary (it should be tangy).

Click here to get more like this, for immediate download, in Sandy’s ebook.

Detox Recipes

Specialism: diet and detox

A chance meeting with Sandy, a former student of my nutrition college, prompted this posting on detox and diet.

Sandy is now a nutritionist and health researcher, specializing in detox diets.

As a reader of my newsletter, you’re probably already familiar with, and open to, the benefits of a detox diet. Here are just some of the benefits you’ll experience from a successful detox.

• Healthy looking skin, remove skin blemishes
• Improved digestion eliminates gas and bloating
• Enhanced immune system to fight infections
• Sleep better, so wake refreshed and with more energy
• Eliminate joint and muscle pains
• Feel more mentally alert
• Stop craving unhealthy foods

It all sounds good, but have you ever followed a detox diet successfully? If not, what went wrong? Possibly one of these:

• It didn’t fit into your normal every day life
• The recipes were boring or difficult to prepare
• You were just plain hungry on the diet
• The “side-effects” were VERY unpleasant – say no more!
• Or one of many other reasons I hear from clients

Whereas my specialism at college was migraine, Sandy’s was detox and diet. Her passion has prompted her to put her years of knowledge into an ebook that you can download immediately and experience results within days.

Sandy’s years of experience means that she can address every one of these problems in great depth – your success is assured when you follow her simple plan.

But don’t take my word for it. On her detox and diet website you can read the reviews of other people’s experiences – and there are some remarkable results. Check and see if YOUR health challenge has responded to Sandy’s method.

If you search the Internet you can discover no end of silly plans – knocked together in days by some self-styled expert gathering information from the search engines. That can be just plain dangerous! Your health is too precious to risk with an amateur. You owe it to yourself to follow a professional and science based plan.

Having studied the same 3-year college course that Sandy did, I can wholeheartedly recommend her Detox and Diet book, but I’d rather leave you to form your own opinion. Click over to her site and read more about the benefits and practicalities of diet and detox.

Definitive Detox Diet